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The Post Office is piloting three new current accounts in East Anglia which it hopes will rival mainstream banking services – and revive the fortunes of struggling rural branches. More: continued here

Village Post Office to Open in Hendricks CountyInside INdiana Business (press release)On Wednesday, May 15, 2013, the 42nd Village Post Office (VPO) in the Greater Indiana District will officially open at the North Salem Food Plaza, 3 S. Main Street, North Salem, IN 46165. The grand opening is at 12 …

Palo Alto Considers Bid on Landmark Post OfficeKQEDPalo Alto is among a hundred money-losing post offices in California facing closure — including landmark buildings in Berkeley, Burlingame and San Rafael. The 20,000- square-foot building has enough room to accommodate city workers and lease part of … More: continued here

Ceremony honors fallen Lysander Marine, renames Baldwinsville Post Office in …Syracuse.comKirsten Gillibrand, community leaders and postal officials hosted a formal ceremony this afternoon at C. W. Baker High School where the post office was renamed the "Corporal Kyle Schneider Post Office Building." Schneider, 23, was killed June 30, 2011 …Post …

Ray Young, a retired economist, apologizes in court and says there’s “no justification” for his actions. More: continued here

The Blotter: Post office knifing; Fairfax cruiser crunched in hit-and-run …Washington ExaminerA 68-year-old man was sentenced to nine years in prison for stabbing another man during an argument at a Silver Spring post office. Ray Alfred Young was found guilty by a jury of first-degree assault and attempted voluntary manslaughter. …

Montgomery man gets 9 years in stabbing at post officeWashington PostRay Young, 68, shuffled into a Montgomery County courtroom with a cane. He apologized to God, Jesus, the victim, his wife, his brother, other family members, the judge. Last July, Young stabbed a man who he thought had cut in …

Longtime Coralville Post Office employees moving to Iowa City officeIowa City Press CitizenA rebidding of jobs at the Iowa City Post Office— which also manages the Coralville post office— means Graft will move from his post of 10 years in Coralville to Iowa City. Longtime Coralville clerk Laurie Beemer also …

Village Post Office Opens in Hendricks CountyInside INdiana Business (press release)On Wednesday, May 15, 2013, the 42nd Village Post Office (VPO) in the Greater Indiana District will officially open at the North Salem Food Plaza, 3 S. Main Street, North Salem, IN 46165. The grand opening is at 12 p.m. …

Area residents are invited to the Coralville Post Office for a going-away party from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday to say farewell to the office’s current staff. More: continued here